Thursday, July 30, 2009

we didn't get to run away. we woke up to a very sick puppy and temperatures already 85 in the house at 7am. if you didn't hear, seattle's having a heat wave. and most of us don't have a/c. after a visit to the vet, we rented this.

we hunkered down in the family room with blinds closed, drapes drawn, fans a-going. oh, and a portable air conditioner that couldn't keep up.

the movie was awesome. a definite must see. it's rare that steve and i actually enjoy the same movies. in fact, we've yet to see a movie in a theater together. i do recommend watching it though without the whir of 6 fans and an a/c unit. you might catch more dialogue than i did.

Monday, July 27, 2009

i'm tired. and we're having a heat wave. and we don't have air conditioning.

the weekend was extremely busy. i spent friday replenishing my stationery between farmers markets. friday night we had company for dinner. we had burgers, zucchini hash, corn on the cob, and these guys.

yum. this is our go-to dessert for the summer. my husband loves building a fire on a cool summer night.

i was up bright and early saturday morning to head to the farmers market to sell. long day capped off with a gym workout, sushi, and pixel's play date with the neighbor's puppy.

buddy

i spent sunday preparing for more guests. we had these two showing up from driving cross-country!

jared and sarah and steve and pam

they visited a month ago on a job-hunting trip and were successful. now they're here permanently. they're our guests until they find an place to stay. they drove all the way from atlanta. hmmm... maybe they brought the heat. and they got to meet our friends who live in the same area as where they wanna live. so now they have a connection in hopefully their new neighborhood.

maybe on the stools? i wouldn't have to be concerned about the fabric weathering on the back deck. they'd also make great extra seating for when we entertain a larger group. i think i'll add this project to my to-do binder. yes, binder. started as a to-do list and grew and grew. it's now a binder.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

last week I was catching up with millie over at the laurel hedge. if you haven't paid her a visit, please do. i guarantee you'll be laughing hysterically within minutes. she and her moth do have some wonderful adventures. millie was tagged to post a photo of her heart. she did a wonderful post about a turning point in her life when she was cast as alice in wonderland in the school play. i read the post with such interest, scrolling down, scrolling down, until i read the last line. i panicked. i was tagged. millie tagged me to post a photo of my heart.

how could i ever post one photo to represent my heart? it's taken me a week to find the photo. here it is.

i chose this photo because it evokes happiness to me. pure happiness. and that's what my heart is... purely happy. happy because i have these two in my nest.

happy because i have my health, a wonderful family, great friends, a business i really enjoy. so happy i could twirl. although i don't twirl. twirling is up there with dancing. and i don't, rather can't, dance. tried, doesn't work out. as my husband says, i'm elaine on seinfeld. but i'm still happy. purely happy.

and i tag the following to play along. i'd love to see a photo that best represents your heart.

Monday, July 20, 2009

sunday started with chocolate chip and blueberry pancakes made from this, served with honey and sliced strawberries. yum. (and that's chocolate chips and blueberries together in the pancake... try it, it's awesome.)

steve actually prefers these, and we often have 2 batches going, his and hers. but today, only one.

pancakes were followed up by watching these 2 duke it out on the links. it's the one sport i can watch on tv.

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